The Code We Can’t Ignore: Knowing Your DNA Can Save Your Life with Genetic Counselor Dena Goldberg

What if your DNA could hold the answers to your migraines, mental health struggles, or even your future risk of disease?

💡 Did you know?

• Over 1 in 2 people will be diagnosed with a genetic condition that doesn’t run in their family.
  
  

• 88% of rare diseases have a genetic root—yet many go misdiagnosed for years.

In this eye-opening episode of the Uncover Your Eyes podcast, Dr. Meenal Agarwal sits down with Dena Goldberg, nationally recognized & board-certified Genetic Counselor, to reveal how healthcare innovations in genetic testing are saving lives—and why you might need one even if no one in your family has the condition.

🎯 You’ll uncover:

✅ When to consider genetic testing (and which kind to get)

✅ How your BRCA genes drive 15% of cancers

✅ Lynch syndrome and how it increases your risk of developing certain cancers

✅ Why early detection in newborns changes everything

✅ How genes impact your mental health, physical health, and wellness

✅ Whether adults can really “alter” their genes

 

Whether you're a healthcare provider, wellness advocate, or simply looking for peace of mind with your own genes, this episode is packed with practical, science-backed tips to help you understand how genetic testing works—even how it relates to mental health to physical vitality.

At Uncover Your Eyes, Dr. Meenal Agarwal shines a light on the hidden struggles of healthcare—bringing powerful conversations around self-advocacy, healthcare education, mental health, wellness, and innovations in healthcare that help us live longer, fuller lives.

This episode isn’t just about genetics—it's about validation and empowerment in a healthcare system that too often overlooks what’s going on in our bodies at the microscopic level.

🎧 Tune in and join Dr. Meenal Agarwal as we reimagine what it means to be well in today’s complex healthcare system. Because healing starts with understanding—and Uncovering Your Eyes.

Learn more about Dena Goldberg on Instagram @Dena.DNA, on TikTok & YouTube @DenaDNA, and at MalibuGenetics.com

Subscribe to Uncover Your Eyes on your favorite podcast platform and YouTube, and learn more about Dr. Meenal on Instagram @Dr.MeenalAgarwal